Shades of Grey

[qafan]

Comments

[turtletwins]

Ok so first I did a happy dance to see an update to this fic. I absolutly love how it's going. Brian really is a complex character with many underlying feelings. I think he's so afraid of showing them because if the surface gets scratched it will all pour out. You are doing such an amazing job with this. *hugs*

[qafan]

:D I'm so glad you're enjoying read it. Brian really is complex, which is why it's such a pleasure to write him, because I learn something new every time I write. I'm happy this lives up to the story!

[foundgale]

hi, I enjoyed this hearing of Brians' thoughts. question, did you mean to use "pre-madonna’s" instead of prima donna? it confused me.
Steph

[qafan]

Ha. That's one of those phonetic phrases you hear all your life, but have no clue how it would be written. I figured referencing Madonna would fit well with Brian's character, hence the reasoning behind why it was typing the way it was. Sorry if it confused you.

[sjmpets]

i justy watched that scene tonight and you definitelu got it right. "As he drove off, somehow I knew he was taking a piece of me with him."

i loved the first part where joan was loving and caring. it's a shame it didn't stay that way.

[qafan]

Yea, that last scene was one of my favorites to write between Brian and Justin so far. Personally, young Justin tends to get on my nerves with his melodrama and immaturity (though he does quickly grow out of that), but I love Brian in those scenes. He sees a lot of himself in Justin, and I think that is a big draw for him, while it scares the crap out of him.

And as for Joan....I know she's cruel to Brian a lot of times, but I think there is an undercurrent there between the two of them throughout the show. What Brian says, and what he think often rarely coincide. He talks about how much he hates his mother, but I think that under the surface, he loves her very much, and he can't help but see who she was when he was a child, and I think that was a loving mother, who only wanted her children happy. Sadly, with a husband like her's, that wasn't to be, so she turned to the only respite she could find: religion and booze.

[backroomvisitor]

WOW, that was fast....and wonderful too.
Hugs, Sunny

[qafan]

XD I'm so glad you liked it! hehe I actually had the last chapter up nearly a week ago, and this just happened to find itself in my inbox (back from betaed by Pat) yesterday afternoon. So you, my dear, caught me at a good time! ;)

[onebookwoman]

I've just read all 5 chapters now. I wanted to wait until enough chapters were posted to get a good feel for the story.

You've done a wonderful job recreating the atmosphere with both canon dialog and your own original work.

I like the way you've written Michael. I don't see you making him as whiny or jealous as other "Michaels" are.

Thanks for posting so frequently.

[qafan]

:D Thanks a lot for reading (I do the same with some stories myself. The anticipation get be frustrating sometimes!)

I did a lot of reading of others' stories for a while, and watching the show as much as I could. I couldn't find one specific fic that told their exactly the way I saw it in my mind, so I thought screw it, why not write my own? I'm glad I've done justice to the characters.

And as for Michael, I really like his character. I know he gets a bad rap from a lot of people, and admittedly there are a few instances where I don't like some of the things he does (but then there are instances where I don't like what Brian or Justin does either), but he's a good character. He's a bit immature in the beginning, and I wanted show that (so as to really bring out the change in him throughout the rest of the series), but I didn't want to go overboard. Too much of "Michael whined" and it turns into a stereotype. And I really didn't want to do that to any of the characters.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the rest! :D